Over the next two weeks you will be creating a narrative essay.
A narrative essay is a recollection of an experience. The essay shows how one experience has shaped or formed a part of you. A good narrative essay is focused on a meaningful incident or event. The reader should see, smell taste and feel what happened. A strong narrative has an individual voice that suggests the importance this event has had on you. Usually a narrative utilizes a first person point of view, and uses honest and realistic dialogue where it fits. For the next two weeks, spend one hour per week improving, revising or adding to the writing time provided in class. Time spent interviewing parents or others is a valuable use of this time.
Foci: Narratives & Punctuating Dialogue
Weekly Homework - due on Friday:
I. Read "What's the Worst that Could Happen?" by Bruce Coville
Task: Highlight all the places you find figurative language (imagery, similes, metaphors, onomatopoetic words, sensory details, personification, etc.)
Respond: How does figurative language improve the story?
You need to use two quotes from the text to support your argument. Remember to INTRODUCE YOUR QUOTES AND CITE THE PAGE NUMBERS IN PARENTHESES!!!
II. WNB's due on Friday: Entries 3-5: Bully Sketch, Letter to Kyle Walker, Narrative Pre-writing
Notes:
There is no school on Monday - district wide inservice for teachers
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY:
Begin Drafting Narratives
1) Finish your pre-writing - WNB#5
2) Begin Typing - 12 point font, double space
Header format:
Name
Period number
Date
You need a title, and page numbers with your last name.
THURSDAY:
Grammar Mini-Lesson: Commas, the dash, and punctuating dialogue
FRIDAY:
WNB's due
Response to "What's the Worst that Could Happen?" due
Keep Typing
